Posts tagged Cardinal Sarah
Pope Benedict and Cardinal Sarah provide leadership in the age of Francis
Pope Benedict and Cardinal Sarah provide leadership in the age of Francis

(COMMENTARY) Again, it was conservative Catholic media that proved to be the preferred mouthpiece for Cardinal Robert Sarah and Pope Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI over the past week. Both men — with help from right-leaning news organizations — have been very vocal about the problems plaguing the church.

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Pope Francis and Cardinal Sarah look at European Catholicism and do the math
Pope Francis and Cardinal Sarah look at European Catholicism and do the math

(COMMENTARY) Europe was once the heart of Christendom and sent waves of missionaries around the world. Now it’s is suffering from "vocational sterility," in part because of a "dictatorship of money" that is seducing the young. In a recent speech to Italy's bishops, Pope Francis offered a sobering sound bite: "How many seminaries, churches, monasteries and convents will be closed in the next few years? God only knows."

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Opinion, EuropeTerry MattinglyTerry Mattingly, Pope Francis, Cardinal Sarah, France, European Union, Birth Rates, Africa, Priest Shortage, Vatican, Catholicism, Christianity